January 20, 2006

Dream Snippet: Articles of Confederation

One night, I was walking in a quiet neighborhood to my local branch of the National Archives. It was a quiet stone building with huge glass walls. I was doing a research paper and it was very important to get a copy of the original Articles of Confederation. The apathetic librarian directed me down the elevators to a huge, run-down warehouse, which reminded me a south american cocaine factory from Tom Clancey novels.

The basement was run by convicts because it was cheaper than hiring full time employees. My sister and I were told we had to go to a "back room" to get the Articles and that I had to change out of my jeans because they weren't "sterile"... as we walked to the back room, I realized that we were being setup by the convicts and that they were going to jump us once we were out of the guard's view. I spun around and started tussling with an inmate. I had him in a sleeper hold as my sister ran to get help. I began worrying about my jeans, not only because they cost $22.50, but the convicts could use them to disguise themselves and escape. Then roomie's alarm woke me up from the next room.

Posted by steveh at January 20, 2006 09:51 AM | TrackBack
Comments

this is incredibly funny and the second time this morning someone has written 'sleeper hold' for me to read. what's it mean?

Posted by: Sherman at January 20, 2006 11:51 AM

I declare this, the 20th of January, International Sleeper Hold Day! This holiday (soon to be a banker's holiday) celebrates the fact, fiction and folly of the World's favorite wrestling move.

Interesting Fact: Sleeper Hold Day is held exactly 6 months to the day from its cousin's birthday: The World Celebration of Good Dutch Rubs (July 20th).

Posted by: gb at January 20, 2006 12:01 PM

patriotic and heroic- a real superpower, dreamy!

Posted by: heather at January 21, 2006 02:26 AM
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